sbdcsierra Chapter 1172 Now it's time to consider something else.
Chapter 1172 Now it's time to consider something else.
A bunch of trash.
Despite what happened, these people had no idea that the empire allocated so much money to them every year to get things done, not to be useless.
Prince Asaka put down his teacup. "This is a long-planned conspiracy, a conspiracy against us and Watson. I think what we need to do now is not to investigate who is at fault, but to figure out how to calm things down."
"How so?" asked Sakata Seishiro, still not quite understanding.
The Minister of the Navy chuckled twice; "If you can't even see that, what kind of Minister of the Army are you?"
"What do you mean?" Sakata Seishiro stood up, glaring angrily. The Navy Minister, unfazed, also stood up.
A fierce battle is about to begin.
"Alright." The Prime Minister approached the two of them; "What time is it? Can't you put aside your past prejudices?"
"No," the two snorted simultaneously and sat down for the sake of the Prime Minister. However, the exchange of glances between them never ceased.
"Your Highness, please continue." The Prime Minister was also somewhat confused.
He didn't understand that what needed to be done now was to immediately find out who the mastermind was, then find the root cause and deal with it directly.
“Your Excellency, the people revere His Majesty as a god, and His Majesty’s residence is a temple. Now that Watson has dropped poison gas there, it is a provocation against their faith. If this matter is used by some people with ulterior motives, then the entire empire will be engulfed in a war against Watson.”
It had already begun; Zhou Weiguo and the housekeeper had already set off when I left this morning.
The two men were on a robbery, and a conflict broke out in one place, which then led to chaos throughout the city.
He wasn't being wise after the event. He just wanted these people to know that instead of looking for someone to take responsibility, they should quickly arrange for someone to keep an eye on them.
Although it was of little use, at least I reminded them.
No...it can't be that serious, can it?
Chaos has broken out. Hidden in the crowd, Zhou Weiguo smashed a brick against a door or window, passionately proclaiming that these people were profiting from the Empire. They were eating the Empire's food, yet they dared to attack His Majesty and even throw poison gas! Such people shouldn't live, the Cabinet shouldn't live either, and the Prime Minister's Office must bear full responsibility. They demanded an explanation from the Empire.
The butler, who was listening nearby, became furious. Without hesitation, he bent down, dug a brick out of the ground, and shouted, "Smash them to death!"
The people who had already heard the news were furious. Now that they saw someone taking action, they swarmed forward, rushed up, and started hitting people. Some even started attacking the goods.
After their success, Zhou Weiguo and his steward, who kept their achievements hidden, left and went to another street. Following the commotion, many places in Kyoto were now in an uproar, and some people had even started to protest.
"Son-in-law, are we just going to do nothing?"
He just took a look, and there were quite a few good things there. He was genuinely heartbroken to give them all away to those people.
Zhou Weiguo ate his wontons, glanced at the butler who looked distressed, and then smiled, "The law doesn't punish the masses. Right now, all they can steal are some very ordinary things. What we need to steal are valuable items. The situation isn't completely out of control yet. They can only target small businessmen without any powerful connections. Tonight, after we pull off a big heist, don't worry, I'll make sure you don't leave empty-handed. As for now..."
Eat and drink well, then you'll have a chance to get things done.
They didn't come back.
No one came back.
It was already late at night when Asaka returned from the Prime Minister's residence.
He was supposed to leave at noon, but who would have thought that reports from below would indicate that Kyoto was starting to show signs of chaos, with demonstrations taking place in the streets and even some police officers and military police getting involved.
Like a lonely woman confined to her chambers, Asaka looked at the laid-out meal, unable to eat a single bite, and asked the adjutant beside her, "Have they not returned yet?"
The adjutant nodded with a frustrated expression; "Your Highness, neither the son-in-law nor the steward have come out."
To be honest, he wanted to go too, but His Highness wanted him to accompany him to the Prime Minister's residence.
He seriously suspected that the current housekeeper had probably lost a lot of weight from laughing so much.
Money... that's all money.
Although he wasn't short of money, who wouldn't want to control the most wealth?
Prince Asaka sensed the resentment in his words. He turned to look at his adjutant and chuckled, "What, you want to go out and make some money too?"
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare." If you don't let me go, I naturally can't pass through. But if you let me go, then I can pass through.
Ha ha ha ha...
Prince Asaka couldn't eat, so he put down his chopsticks and went to the window.
It was still snowing in Kyoto today, and there weren't many pedestrians on the streets. But he knew that at this moment, Kyoto was actually the most crowded place, and people were venting their anger in every way they could.
Some people here are genuinely angry, while others are merely using this incident as a pretext to do things that benefit themselves, such as robbing others.
The law does not punish the masses. These people have only stolen guns. Can the empire make them return them? No, because they are using the grand pretense of "for His Majesty" and "for the empire."
Who can disagree with them?
"Today is probably the quietest day yet." Tomorrow, Kyoto will likely become bustling again.
Prince Asaka tightened his clothes and turned to look at his adjutant beside him. "Your son-in-law is not one to eat alone. You just wait patiently. If the steward gets a share, you will get a share too. All you have to do is stay by my side."
Who knows if I'll get hit by blue cabbage leaves when I go out tomorrow?
He simply didn't believe that Zhou Weiguo had merely robbed some things tonight. He suspected that this master of sowing discord might not only be trying to incite conflict between the Empire and Washington, but might even be using His Majesty to sow discord between the people and the Prime Minister's Office and the Cabinet.
When the cabinet falls, a new cabinet will inevitably be formed. This new cabinet doesn't need to do much; it only needs to do one thing: to be hostile towards Washington.
Although the outcome of this round is not yet decided, it is in fact already decided. The empire will probably not have to consider quelling the people's anger, but rather something else entirely.